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Sodium hypochlorite

Product Name
Sodium hypochlorite
CAS No.
7681-52-9
Chemical Name
Sodium hypochlorite
Synonyms
naocl;Sodium hypochlorite solution;HYPOCHLORITE;clorox;ANTIFORMIN;chlorox;Chlorine liquid;aabb;cilvsuanan;LIQUID CHLORINE
CBNumber
CB1705333
Molecular Formula
ClNaO
Formula Weight
74.44
MOL File
7681-52-9.mol
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Sodium hypochlorite Property

Melting point:
-16 °C
Boiling point:
111 °C
Density 
1.25 g/mL at 20 °C
vapor pressure 
17.5 mmHg ( 20 °C)
refractive index 
1.3870
storage temp. 
2-8°C
solubility 
Methanol (Slightly), Water (Slightly)
form 
Solution
color 
Light yellow
Specific Gravity
1.209
Odor
pale greenish to yel. liq., chlorine bleach odor
Water Solubility 
decomposes.
Merck 
14,8628
Exposure limits
ACGIH: Ceiling 2 mg/m3
OSHA: TWA 2 mg/m3
NIOSH: IDLH 10 mg/m3; Ceiling 2 mg/m3
Dielectric constant
6.7(Ambient)
BCS Class
1
Stability:
Stable. Contact with acids releases poisonous gas ( chlorine ). Light sensitive. Incompatible with strong acids, amines, ammonia, ammonium salts, reducing agents, metals, aziridine, methanol, formic acid, phenylacetonitrile.
LogP
-3.42 at 20℃
CAS DataBase Reference
7681-52-9(CAS DataBase Reference)
EPA Substance Registry System
Sodium hypochlorite (7681-52-9)
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Safety

Hazard Codes 
C,Xi,N
Risk Statements 
31-34-36/38-36/37/38-50
Safety Statements 
26-36/37/39-45-50A-28A-36-61-50-28
RIDADR 
UN 1791 8/PG 3
WGK Germany 
2
RTECS 
NH3486300
TSCA 
Yes
HazardClass 
8
PackingGroup 
III
HS Code 
28289000
Hazardous Substances Data
7681-52-9(Hazardous Substances Data)
Toxicity
Skin contact with the solid hypochlorite pentahydrate or its concentrated solution can cause irritation. Ingestion may cause corrosion of mucous membranes and gastric perforation.
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Hazard and Precautionary Statements (GHS)

Symbol(GHS)
Signal word
Danger
Hazard statements

H314Causes severe skin burns and eye damage

H410Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects

Precautionary statements

P273Avoid release to the environment.

P280Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection.

P303+P361+P353IF ON SKIN (or hair): Remove/Take off Immediately all contaminated clothing. Rinse SKIN with water/shower.

P305+P351+P338IF IN EYES: Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continuerinsing.

P363Wash contaminated clothing before reuse.

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N-Bromosuccinimide Price

Sigma-Aldrich
Product number
13440
Product name
Sodium hypochlorite solution
Purity
6-14% active chlorine basis
Packaging
500mL
Price
$98.5
Updated
2024/03/01
Sigma-Aldrich
Product number
13440
Product name
Sodium hypochlorite solution
Purity
6-14% active chlorine basis
Packaging
6x500mL
Price
$344
Updated
2024/03/01
Alfa Aesar
Product number
033369
Product name
Sodium hypochlorite, 11-15% available chlorine
Packaging
500g
Price
$63.9
Updated
2024/03/01
Alfa Aesar
Product number
033369
Product name
Sodium hypochlorite, 11-15% available chlorine
Packaging
10kg
Price
$161
Updated
2024/03/01
Sigma-Aldrich
Product number
425044
Product name
Sodium hypochlorite solution
Purity
reagent grade, available chlorine 10-15%
Packaging
250ml
Price
$61.2
Updated
2024/03/01
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Sodium hypochlorite Chemical Properties,Usage,Production

Chemical Properties

Sodium hypochlorite, NaOCl, is an air-unstable,pale green crystalline solid that is soluble in cold water, decomposes in hot water, and has a sweet aroma. It generally is available in one of two strengths. The household liquid bleach contains about 5.25 wt% NaCIO. The commercial product(sometimes called 15% bleach) contains 150g/L available chlorine. This is equivalent to about 13 wt% sodium hypochlorite. Sodium hypochlorite is used as a bleaching agent for paper pulp and textiles, as an oxidizing reagent, as a disinfectant, as a chemical intermediate,and in medicines.
The hypochlorite ion (OCI-) is similar to wet chlorine gas in its effects on materials. Not many metals exhibit good resistance even at low temperatures and concentrations. Because hypochlorite solutions are unstable at neutral and lower pHs,they normally contain excess alkali,which modifies the aggressiveness somewhat.

Physical properties

Anhydrous sodium hypochlorite explodes; the pentahydrate is a pale-green crystalline solid; orthorhombic structure; density 1.6 g/cm3; melts at 18°C; decomposed by CO2 in the air; soluble in water, 29.3 g/100 mL at 0°C; the aqueous solution is highly stable.

History

Sodium hypochlorite exists as an aqueous solution from 5 15% NaOCl and is commonly called bleach. Household bleach is typically a 5.25% solution, and industrial bleach is sold as a 12% solution. When sodium hypochlorite is used in this entry, it is assumed to be the aqueous solution, which is clear, slightly yellow, corrosive, and has a distinctive chlorine smell. Chorine gas was discovered by Carl Wilhelm Scheele (1742 1786) in 1774 and known initially as depholgisticated salt spirit. In 1787, the French chemist Claude Louis Berthollet (1749 1822) experimented with aqueous solution of chlorine gas as bleaching agents. Based on Berthollet's work, the Javel Company located on the outskirts of Paris began to produce bleaches in 1788. Chlorine gas was dissolved in a solution of soda potash (potassium carbonate) to obtain a product called liqueur de Javel, which was potassium hypochlorite. Potash treated with chlorine gas was also used to produce bleaching powders. In 1820, Antoine Germaine Labarraque (1777 1850), an apothecary, substituted cheaper soda ash (sodium carbonate) for potash to produce Eau de Labarraque or Labarraque solution, which was sodium hypochlorite. Eau de Labarraque was used as a disinfectant and to bleach paper. Bleaching powders, borax, lye, and blueing were used as bleaches throughout the 19th century.
Sodium hypochlorite is the primary hypochlorite used as a bleach and disinfectant, accounting for 83% of world hypochlorite use, with calcium hypochlorite accounting for the remaining 17%. Approximately 1 million tons of sodium hypochlorite was used globally in 2005, with about half this amount used in households for laundry bleaching and disinfection. The other half was used primarily for wastewater and drinking water treatment; other uses include pool sanitation, bleaching of pulp, paper, and textiles, and as an industrial chemical.

Uses

Sodium hypochlorite is marketed only as an aqueous solution because the anhydrous solid is highly unstable and can explode. The solid pentahydrate also is unstable in air, decomposed by reaction with carbon dioxide from air. Aqueous solutions are very stable. They are used for bleaching textiles and paper pulp; in cleaning solutions; in water purification; as a disinfectant for swimming pools; and as a germicide and topical antiinfective. The hypochlorite also is used as an oxidizing agent in many preparative reactions. It is an ingredient of commercial bleaching products such as Clorox and Dazzle.

Uses

NaOCl is a strong oxidizer used in swimming pools, and when diluted to 5.25%, it is known as the laundry bleach Clorox.

Preparation

Sodium hypochlorite solution is obtained by passing chlorine into sodium hydroxide solution. The pentahydrate is obtained by crystallization.

Definition

ChEBI: An inorganic sodium salt in which hypochlorite is the counterion.

General Description

Green to yellow watery liquid with an odor of bleaching liquid odor. Sinks and mixes with water.

Air & Water Reactions

Water soluble. Decomposes into chlorine and oxygen gases in hot water.

Reactivity Profile

Salts of hypochlorous acid, HClO. Generally toxic, irritants and powerful oxidizers, particularly in the presence of water at higher temperature as they decompose to release oxygen and chlorine gases. On contact with urea they form the highly explosive NCl3 . When heated or on contact with acids, they produce highly toxic fumes of chlorine gas [Sax, 9th ed., 1996, p. 1905]. Can react with sulfuric acid to produce heat and chlorine gas.

Hazard

Fire risk in contact with organic materials. Toxic by ingestion, strong irritant to tissue.

Health Hazard

Liquid can be irritating to skin and eyes if contact is maintained.

Fire Hazard

Behavior in Fire: May decompose, generating irritating chlorine gas.

Flammability and Explosibility

Non flammable

Side effects

Sodium hypochlorite, commonly known as bleach, may be used as a disinfectant solution. It is a strong irritant; however, isolated reports of CoU to sodium hypochlorite exist. The mechanism for the Cou is uncertain.
Hostynek et al. describe a 36-year-old woman who developed an intensely pruritic maculopapular rash to a hypochlorite-containing cleaning product that she spilled on her leg. The rash progressed to involve her trunk and extremities and was associated with teary eyes, dyspnea, and facial edema. There was a history of a previous sensitizing event, and open testing to 1% sodium hypochlorite produced an immediate urticarial reaction. The authors suggest that this could be due to an immunological mechanism given the generalized symptoms; however, no confirmatory testing was performed and the potential of sodium hypochlorite to cause nonimmunologic Cou was evident with four of 10 controls experiencing a wheal-and-flare reaction to open application of 6% sodium hypochlorite.
Caliskan et al. described a 32-year-old female who developed severe lip edema and breathing difficulty after using a sodium hypochlorite irrigation during endodontic treatment. A scratch test to sodium hypochlorite resulted in immediate erythema and edema that began to extend up the patient’s arm. She also had a history of breathing difficulties and had developed dermatitis from her hands to elbows with the use of household cleaning agents.
Neering reported on a patient who had experienced intermittent Cou to chlorinated pools and contact with a cleansing agent containing sodium hypochlorite. A scratch test to chlorinated water was strongly positive in this patient, but negative in five controls, and closed patch testing to sodium hypochlorite was strongly positive at three hours.

Safety Profile

Mddly toxic by ingestion. Human systemic effects by ingestion: somnolence, blood pressure lowering, corrosive to skin, nausea or vomiting. Human mutation data reported. An eye irritant. Corrosive and irritating by ingestion and inhalation. The anhydrous salt is highly explosive and sensitive to heat or friction. Explosive reaction with formic acid (at So), phenylacetonitrile. Reacts to form explosive products with amines, ammonium salts (e.g., ammonium acetate, (NH4)2CO3, ammonium nitrate, ammonium oxalate, (NH4)3P04), aziridme, methanol. Violent reaction with phenyl acetonitrile, cellulose, ethyleneimine. Solutions in water are storage hazards due to oxygen evolution. When heated to decomposition it emits toxic fumes of NaaO and Cl-. Used as a bleach.

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Sodium hypochlorite Suppliers

Shandong Zhongyuan Chemical Co., Ltd
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China
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Shanghai Aladdin Bio-Chem Technology Co.,LTD
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400-400-6206333 18521732826
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0513-66017706 18551496367
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View Lastest Price from Sodium hypochlorite manufacturers

Hebei Yanxi Chemical Co., Ltd.
Product
sodium hypochlorite 7681-52-9
Price
US $0.00-0.00/kg
Min. Order
1kg
Purity
99%
Supply Ability
20tons
Release date
2023-09-04
Shanghai Longyu Biotechnology Co., Ltd.
Product
Sodium hypochlorite 7681-52-9
Price
US $1.00/g
Min. Order
1g
Purity
99
Supply Ability
20tons
Release date
2021-12-04
Hebei Weibang Biotechnology Co., Ltd
Product
Sodium hypochlorite 7681-52-9
Price
US $0.00/KG
Min. Order
1KG
Purity
99%
Supply Ability
10 mt
Release date
2023-04-14

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